Following is an excerpt from the first volume of my study on the letter to the Hebrews. RECEIVING THE KINGDOM I think it is quite difficult for believers in Jesus to wrap their minds around the absolute necessity of having a true knowledge of the eternal purpose of God as realized through Jesus Christ. In my 40+ years of walking with Jesus (20+ of which have been outside the camp of the Christian...
From the beginning, the expectation of God was for humans to cultivate the garden and keep it. After the fall, humans were still tasked with cultivating the ground – however, the earth would now put forth “thorns and thistles” making humanity’s work more difficult. Humanity was also tasked with cultivating and guarding the Garden of Eden; now we are tasked with cultivating and guarding our hearts...
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